Art in Chemnitz
The houses of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
The Chemnitz Art Collections are among the largest and most important municipal art collections in Germany. The art collections originated from various civic associations, such as the Kunstverein Kunsthütte zu Chemnitz founded in 1860. In 1909, they were brought together under the umbrella of the König-Albert-Museum and from 1920 were run as a municipal museum.
Today, the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz comprise a complex of different museums and institutions: the Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz with the Carlfriedrich Claus Archive, the Gunzenhauser Museum, the Schloßbergmuseum with Rabenstein Castle, the Henry van de Velde Museum and the Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus.
New Saxon Gallery
The Neue Sächsische Galerie art collection contains over 12,000 works of Saxon art since 1945.
The collection includes both fine and applied art: Painting, graphic art, sculpture, objects, photographs, posters, ceramics, porcelain, glass...
The museum also includes outstanding works of industrial design, such as radios, cameras and furniture, in particular an extensive collection of chairs from Saxon production.
Contact:
New Saxon Gallery
New Chemnitz Art Museum e. V.
TIETZ
Moritzstraße 20
09111 Chemnitz
Tel. 0371 3676680
Fax 0371 3676688
Send e-mail to
www.neue-saechsische-galerie.de
